Romanian cheese doughnuts Papanasi

Source : Check Your Recipein A Bowl Add Cottage Cheese Baking Soda Sugar Orange Zest Vanilla Sugar Eggs And 30 Gr 1 Oz Flour Mix Well Keep 2 Tbsp Of Flou...

PreTime
more Minutes
CookTime
a few Minutes
Yield
Some Servings

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at : June 25, 2026

Step:

  1. Check your recipe

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  2. In a bowl add cottage cheese, baking soda, sugar, orange zest, vanilla sugar, eggs and 30 gr (1 oz) flour.

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  3. Mix well. Keep 2 tbsp of flour and add the rest gradually in the bowl until the dough sticks together.

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  4. Put the two tablespoons of flour kept on your cooking surface and pour the dough on it.

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  5. Knead just until incorporated.

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  6. Split the dough in 4 even pieces.

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  7. Shape the doughnuts; about 8 cm (3 inches) disc-shaped and cut out the center.

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  8. Shape the dough from cutting the center into balls.

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  9. Pour the oil in a pan and properly heat it.

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  10. Deep fry the doughnuts at medium temperature 175C (275F), 4 minutes on each side.

  11. Drain the doughnuts on a paper towel.

  12. Put one hot doughnut on a plate, garnish with one tablespoon of sour cream, put one ball over and garnish with a teaspoon of preferred jam.

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Ingredients

  1. 300 gr (10 oz) cottage cheese, drained
  2. 80 gr (3 oz) caster sugar
  3. 2 gr (1 pinch) baking soda
  4. 8 gr (1 tsp) orange zest
  5. 100 gr (3.5 oz) plain flour
  6. 14 gr (2 x.32 oz) vanilla sugar
  7. 2 gr (1 pinch) salt
  8. neutral flavored oil for deep fry (canola, sun flower)

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